Distillation apparatus

ABSTRACT

A distillation retort is provided including a raw fluid submerged device for spraying raw fluid upwardly against the under surface of a splash shield to be greatly atomized providing an immense total raw fluid surface area for evaporation. A combination pump and compressor draws vapor from the splash shield protected atomized raw fluid urged and heated for evaporation by the mingling commonly wasted heat from a cooperating combustion engine. The resultant mixture of vapor is compressed and condensed in a heat exchanger submerged in the included raw fluid sump. The resultant condensate is accumulated for biological production while a concentrated raw fluid is drained for further process or waste and the dehydrated gas is expanded through a fueling system turbo blower then recycled for further condensate entrainment.

United States Patent 1 1 Sorensen I DISTILLATION APPARATUS [76]Inventor: George C. Sorensen, 589 SE. 4th

Ontario. Oreg 97914 [22] Filed: Oct. 29. 1973 [21] Appl. No.: 410,296

Related US. Application Data [63] Continuation-impart of Scr. No.141.861. Nov. 6 1972, Pat. No. 3.779.005. Continuation-in-part of Scr.No. 304.125, Nov. 6, 1972. abandoned.

[52] U.S. Cl 202/236; 159/16 R; 203/11; 203/26; 123/119 R; 203/90;203/91; 47/l.2 [51] Int. Cl. BOld 3/08; BOld 3/28 [58] Field of Search202/236, 233; 203/10, 11, 203/24 26, 88, 90, 91, 100; 159/16 R, 16 S,

1 51 Apr. 22, 1975 Primary E.\'uminerNorman Yudkoff AssistantE.ran11'nerD. Sanders [57] ABSTRACT A distillation retortis providedincluding a raw fluid submerged device for spraying raw fluid upwardlyagainst the under surface of a splash shield to be greatly atomizedproviding an immense total raw fluid surface area for evaporation. Acombination pump and compressor draws vapor from the splash shieldprotected atomized raw fluid urged and heated for evaporation by themingling commonly wasted heat from a cooperating combustion engine. Theresultant mixture of vapor is compressed and condensed in a 24 R heatexchanger submerged in the included raw fluid sump. The resultantcondensate is accumulated for bi- I I References Cited ologicalproduction while a concentrated raw fluid is UNITED STATES PATENTSdrained for further process or waste and the dehy- 2.589,4()6 3/1952Lathum 202/24 dfated gas is expanded through a fueling system 2631634/1953 B ff blower then recycled for further condensate entrain-3.393,131 7/1968 McIntyre 1. 159/16 R ment.

FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 4 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures 3366115/1921 Germany 159/16 S TURGIIE IX/IMJI'GM se 38 {T 29 21 i as y 1s FUELH/fi I 2 m: l l mow/ r MFR/l0] CQIIfAfF-FM l I J canmm mm PRESSUR/ZEDDEHYOHHTED 197MB 0/ (017565 T l0 m m f 1 caumrsm 21 gywpm 8/0L06K71L[F10 Iv DISTILLATION APPARATUS This application is acontinuation-in-part of my copending application filed Nov. 6. I972 Ser.No. 304125 now abandoned and a related application filed May 10. I971Ser. No. l4l868 now US. Pat. No. 3.779.005.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to evaporating andcondensation purification of a raw fluid. Conventionally this isaccomplished by boiling the raw fluid in a vacuum chamber depending onthe surface area of the fluid to provide the evaporation area. Oftentimes several units connected in series are required to furnishsufficient evaporation area. Some systems spin the fluid in a conecausing the fluid to spread in a film over the inside of the cone toincrease the evaporation area. Obviously a retort of enormous size mustbe provided to acquire sufficient relative evaporation area.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION A primary object of the invention is toimmensly increase the evaporation area relative to the size of theretort by spray atomizing its raw fluid against the underside of asplash shield further increasing the evaporation area and prolongingevaporation exposure by the up and down movement of the particulates.while the splash shield spaced away from the retort shell provides avapor collecting area protected from the raw fluid.

It is a further object of the invention to use the conventionally wastedheat of a cooperating compressor combustion engine to energize the spraysystem and to heat the spray particles by mingling association with theproducts'of combustion.

It is a further object of the invention to entrain the products ofcombustion with the raw fluid vapor for compression heat exchangethrough a submerged condenser or heat exchanger to the raw fluid, and tocapture the combustion compounded condensate for plant food.

It is another object of the invention to provide a distillation plantfor purifying many kinds of fluid.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION FIG. I is a sectional view ofa distillationretort showing the internal arrangement of the improvement structurealso the outer plumbing. engine and compressor. and pond for biologicalproduction.

FIG. 2 is an illustration of an injection device for drawing dehydratedgas from turbo blower for further energizing engine exhaust raw fluidspray, and for further combining CO N and H 0.

FIG. 3 shows the upper portion ofa distillation retort and the type ofspraying device required when the operating power is other than acombustion engine.

Such a system as was described for use with a com bustion engine wouldstill be used with this auxilliary equipment such as illustrated bypatent office symbols of blower 26a and jet heater 57, without changingthe spirit of the improvement.

In the two systems described products of combustion are aqueouslycombined under compression condensation and led to a pond for theproduction of plant food.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The invention comprises a retort 1including a lower section 2 forming a sump for containing raw fluid 34for distillation and a a heat exchanger 10. A removable upper section 1forming a scalable union 22 with the lower section 2 providing anenclosure forming a spray zone 37 under an included splash shield 32spaced away in a secure maner 24 from the retort shell 1 providing avapor zone 24a splash shield 32 protected from the spray zone 37. Asubmergible engine exhaust nozzle and venturi 9 has a passage 8communicating with the exhaust manifold 30 of the cooperating combustionengine 13 providing admittance for products of combustion 39 to energizethe exhaust nozzle 9 for impelling raw fluid 34 upwardly against thespray shield 32 greatly atomizing and by mingling association heatingthe spray. providing a jostling prolonged evaporation exposure by up anddown movement, of spray particles. Cooling passages formed around theengine combustion chambers permits generated steam to jet 21 down streaminto the engine passage 8 and capable of drawing and recycling expandeddehydrated combustion gas 38 from the turbo blower turbine 28 furtherenergizing the exhaust nozzle 9. Communication passages 18 and 18a drawfresh water from sump l4 and mixing at valve 41 with just enough rawfluid from sump 2 to prevent scale formation, serve as an engine coolanturged by an engine driven pump 19. A passage 4 is provided from theretort vapor zone 24:: communicating with the engine driven compressor11 for compressing mingling products of combustion 39 and entrainedvapor 37 for leading to the heat exchanger 10 for compression heatingthe raw fluid in the sump 2. The heat exchanger communicates 5 with aseperator 14 where the condensate is drained through a control valve 16and carried to its intended use providing plant food and water forbiological production such as chlorella or other vegetation 42. Suchvegetation will utilize the combustion compounds and replacing them withfurther purifying oxygen leaving a pure effluent; incidently chlorellacan be increased in protein value with ammonia (N;,) or fat with carbondioxide (CO both these chemical substances are exhaust products of acombustion engine.

What I claim:

I. A distillation apparatus as characterized for distilling raw fluid ofsalt water or the like comprising an upper and lower shell seperably andsealably aligned: a sump in the lower said shell for containing acontrollable level of said raw fluid; at least one barely submergedexhaust nozzle and venturi cooperating with a communicating combustionengine providing hot products of combustion blasting energy for sprayingsaid raw fluid upwardly against a splash shield. causing a greatparticulation of said raw fluid. said splash shield is securely spacedaway from the upper part of said shell providing a communicating vaporzone into which said hot products of combustion and commingling vaporfrom said raw fluid are drawn by a communicating combined vacuum pumpand compressor, driven by the said combustion engine. for incorporatingsaid commingling hot products of combustion and raw fluid vapor into aliquid condensate in a communicating eondenser secured in the said rawfluid sump. providing compression elevated heat to surrounding said rawfluid: a seperator having communication with said condenser that iscapable of sepcrating some of the pressurized dehydrated gaseousproducts of combustion from said liquid condensate means for leadingsaid gaseous products of combustion to and powering a turbo blower forcharging said combustion engine with fuel and air; means for leadingcondensate from said seperator to a mixing valve having communicationwith said sump where a tolerable amount of raw fluid is mixed with saidfluid and led to a pump for injecting into cooling passages formedaround said combustion engines hot spots; means for leading hot fluidfrom said cooling passages flashed as steam jetting downstream through amixing ejector capable of drawing exhaust gas from said turbo blower forrecycling into said hot products of combustion for supplementing saidblasting energy: means for regulating pressure in the seperator andmeans for leading said condensate from said seperator to a pond forbiological production; pressure regulating means for reducing pressureof excess dehydrated gas from said seperator for leading to and bubblinginto said pond condensate 2. A distillation apparatus according to claim1 provides means for leading a fluid incorporation of combustioncompounds and raw fluid condensate into a pond where assisting lightenergy means cause biological production.

3. A distillation apparatus according to claim 2 prm vides means forincorporating products of combustion and raw fluid vapor into asolution. means for leading said solution into. means for biologicalproduction.

4. A distillation apparatus according to claim 1 provides a liftingtackled upper shell. having sufficient weight to hold it in a doweled.sealable and scpcrable alignment with its lower shell providing a retorthaving easy interior access.

1. A distillation apparatus as characterized for distilling raw fluid ofsalt water or the like comprising an upper and lower shell seperably andsealably aligned; a sump in the lower said shell for containing acontrollable level of said raw fluid; at least one barely submergedexhaust nozzle and venturi cooperating with a communicating combustionengine providing hot products of combustion blasting energy for sprayingsaid raw fluid upwardly against a splash shield, causing a greatparticulation of said raw fluid, said splash shield is securely spacedaway from the upper part of said shell providing a communicating vaporzone into which said hot products of combustion and commingling vaporfrom said raw fluid are drawn by a communicating combined vacuum pumpand compressor, driven by the said combustion engine, for incorporatingsaid commingling hot products of combustion and raw fluid vapor into aliquid condensate in a communicating condenser secured in the said rawfluid sump, providing compression elevated heat to surrounding said rawfluid; a seperator having communication with said condenser that iscapable of seperating some of the pressurized dehydrated gaseousproducts of combustion from said liquid condensate means for leadingsaid gaseous products of combustion to and powering a turbo blower forcharging said combustion engine with fuel and air; means for leadingcondensate from said seperator to a mixing valve having communicationwith said sump where a tolerable amount of raw fluid is mixed with saidfluid and led to a pump for injecting into cooling passages formedaround said combustion engines hot spots; means for leading hot fluidfrom said cooling passages flashed as steam jetting downstream through amixing ejector capable of drawing exhaust gas from said turbo blower forrecycling into said hot products of combustion for supplementing saidblasting energy; means for regulating pressure in the seperator andmeans for leading said condensate from said seperator to a pond forbiological production; pressure regulating means for reducing pressureof excess dehydrated gas from said seperator for leading to and bubblinginto said pond condensate.
 1. A distillation apparatus as characterizedfor distilling raw fluid of salt water or the like comprising an upperand lower shell seperably and sealably aligned; a sump in the lower saidshell for containing a controllable level of said raw fluid; at leastone barely submerged exhaust nozzle and venturi cooperating with acommunicating combustion engine providing hot products of combustionblasting energy for spraying said raw fluid upwardly against a splashshield, causing a great particulation of said raw fluid, said splashshield is securely spaced away from the upper part of said shellproviding a communicating vapor zone into which said hot products ofcombustion and commingling vapor from said raw fluid are drawn by acommunicating combined vacuum pump and compressor, driven by the saidcombustion engine, for incorporating said commingling hot products ofcombustion and raw fluid vapor into a liquid condensate in acommunicating condenser secured in the said raw fluid sump, providingcompression elevated heat to surrounding said raw fluid; a seperatorhaving communication with said condenser that is capable of seperatingsome of the pressurized dehydrated gaseous products of combustion fromsaid liquid condensate means for leading said gaseous products ofcombustion to and powering a turbo blower for charging said combustionengine with fuel and air; means for leading condensate from saidseperator to a mixing valve having communication with said sump where atolerable amount of raw fluid is mixed with said fluid and led to a pumpfor injecting into cooling passages formed around said combustionengines hot spots; means for leading hot fluid from said coolingpassages flashed as steam jetting downstream through a mixing ejectorcapable of drawing exhaust gas from said turbo blower for recycling intosaid hot products of combustion for supplementing said blasting energy;means for regulating pressure in the seperator and means for leadingsaid condensate from said seperator to a pond for biological production;pressure regulating means for reducing pressure of excess dehydrated gasfrom said seperator for leading to and bubbling into said pondcondensate.
 2. A distillation apparatus according to claim 1 providesmeans for leading a fluid incorporation of combustion compounds and rawfluid condensate into a pond where assisting light energy means causebiological production.
 3. A distillation apparatus according to claim 2provides means for incorporating products of combustion and raw fluidvapor into a solution, means for leading said solution into, means forbiological production.